Gambia vs Lebanon: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
Gambia
8.6%
in 2025
Lebanon
6.2%
in 2025
Gambia rank
175th
Lebanon rank
177th
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments over time
- Gambia
- Lebanon
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 8.6% against 6.2% in Lebanon, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.4 times Lebanon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Lebanon ahead.
Gambia ranks 175th and Lebanon ranks 177th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Lebanon in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 2.3% | 0.3% | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 3.4% | 5.5% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 3.4% | 5.5% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 5.6% | 3.0% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Gambia or Lebanon?
- Gambia, at 8.6% against 6.2% in Lebanon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments between Gambia and Lebanon?
- 2.4%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Lebanon?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Lebanon rank globally for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Gambia ranks 175th and Lebanon ranks 177th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), published as Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.